Peugeot 5008
1.2 Puretech 130 Allure EAT8 S&S
Mileage 4810 List price £33,820 Target Price £32,276 Price as tested £34,045 Test economy 44.0mpg
WE’RE UNLIKELY TO do a What Car? head-to-head test of the Peugeot 5008 against Doctor Who’s Tardis. If we did, though, I reckon the practicality showdown would be closer than you might think.
You see, when you’re not using the rearmost seats in the 5008, you can stow them away, creating a 952-litre boot.that’s enormous, even by large SUV standards, and means I’ve had no need to fold down any of the 40/20/40-split middle-row seats at all.
Even tripods, stands and sliders that are more than a metre long t comfortably in the 5008’s boot, alongside my large suitcases and other bulky items.this is a big help when I need to lean out of the tailgate and shoot some footage (safely and on our private test track, of course), because I can do so without emptying the boot.
If there’s one downside, it’s that when you fold down the rearmost seats, there’s an annoying gap between the edge of the boot and the middle-row seats, even if you slide them as far back as they’ll go. It’s annoying because small bags and loose equipment can fall into the gap, and that has occasionally forced me to unload the whole boot to retrieve them.
I could prevent this by removing the third-row seats entirely, which involves folding the seats down and pulling a metal bar indicated with a red strap to slide the seats out.the trouble is, that leaves a large loading lip, which is even more inconvenient when I’m trying to load heavy equipment.
The boot is very wide and square, with no wheel arch bulges, and it’s easy to reach equipment at the sides of the boot without needing to shuf e things around in the middle.the tailgate is big and heavy, though, making it quite awkward to close when you’ve got your hands full.
An electric tailgate is standard on range-topping GT Premium and a £400 optional extra on other trims, and it’s de nitely something that I would add if I had my time with the car again.
But otherwise you can keep the Tardis; I’m more than happy with my 5008.